Vocabulary 1
The passing of characteristics from parents to their young.
What is heredity?
A child learning to read is an example of this.
What is learned behavior?
Which of the following characteristics was most likely NOT inherited?
dimples
blue eyes
purple hair
freckles
What is purple hair?
All of the features you see when you look the mirror are traits. Most of these traits come from your _________.
What are parents?
A chemical instruction for a trait is known as a _____.
What is gene?
A spider weaving a web is an example of this.
What is instinct or instinctive behavior?
Jeffrey is teaching Spike how to fetch a stick. What kind of behavior is fetching a stick?
What is learned behavior?
Fish swimming is which type of behavior?
What is instinct?
Green eyes and red hair are examples of these.
What are traits?
A dog rolling over is an example of this.
What is a learned behavior?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an inherited behavior?
bat hibernating
seal tossing a ball
bird building a nest
spider spinning a web
What is a seal tossing a ball?
A parrot saying, "Hello" is which type of behavior?
What is learned?
A bird chirping is an example of this.
What is an instinct?
Mice, ground squirrel, and other animals become inactive during the winter. What is the name of this instinctive behavior?
What is hibernation?
The arctic hare lives in the tundra where it gets very cold in the winter. In summer, its coat is brownish or gray. In winter, its coat is bright white. What is the most likely cause of this color change?
What is changes in the environment?
How does an alligator's environment determine whether it will be female or male?
What is the temperature of the environment...
30 degrees C or less= female
34 degrees C or more= male
A living thing's children are also known as its _________.
What is offspring?
Today scientists can take genes from one living thing and put them in another. This is called __________.
What is genetic engineering?
Some animals hibernate during part of the year. Which of the following explains why some animals hibernate?
hibernating is a response to changes in the environment
animals hibernate as a defense against predators
most animals hibernate to avoid the summer's heat
hibernating allows animals to grow faster
What is "hibernating is a response to changes in the environment."
Cedric is writing a report for science class about animal behavior. He wants to focus his report on animal behavior that is inherited. Which of the following would make the BEST topic sentence for Cedric's report?
Only adult animals can learn different behaviors.
Humans are the only mammals the can learn behaviors.
Animals are born with inherited behaviors called instincts.
An instinct is a behavior an animal has after lots of practice.
What is.."animals are born with inherited behaviors called instincts."